Eight hundred and fortieth chapters lazy officials of the Ministry of Rites
Dong Yunyun's father was also a former Jinshi of the Ming Dynasty. He was an official in Jiangnan before the rise of the Tang Dynasty. However, after the rise of the Tang Dynasty, and his daughter Dong Yunyun became the empress of the Tang Dynasty, naturally she could no longer be an official in the Ming Dynasty.
, he was once arrested by the Ming Dynasty and prepared to be escorted to the capital to be tortured or something.
In the end, although he was rescued by people from the Military Intelligence Department who conducted a prison robbery, he really suffered a lot. After he was brought back, he fell seriously ill for almost two years. Li Xuan also knew about this person's early stage.
He was really sick, but later it was just "claiming illness".
reason?
The Tang Dynasty was not doing well at that time. It had just occupied the eastern part of Guizhou and had just begun to move south to Guangxi. In the eyes of many people, the emperors and ministers of the Tang Dynasty, including Li Xuan, actually regarded themselves as bandits.
Li Xuan's biggest ambition at that time was to occupy the southwestern areas such as Guangdong and Guangxi, and separatist control of the local areas.
Outsiders did not care about the Tang Dynasty. Even those scholars who were under the rule of the Tang Dynasty shunned the Tang Dynasty and hid away.
Otherwise, the first imperial examination of the Tang Dynasty would not have been held until after Zhaoqing was established as the capital, because the world had not had a good impression of the Tang Dynasty before.
The Dong family was also a scholarly family, and they had the same idea as other gentry. They were not optimistic about the future of the Tang Dynasty, and they hated the Tang Dynasty from the bottom of their hearts.
But Dong Yunyun's father was doing a good job as an official. Suddenly, a mountain king appeared and kidnapped his daughter, and he was almost punished by the court. It was impossible to say that he had no resentment at the beginning.
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But the pirates have boarded the ship. Even if the Dong family was forcibly pulled aboard, since they are on board, there is no hope of being able to get off. This objection cannot be resisted, but you will not die if you ask him to give in.
It was possible, so Dong Yunyun's father joked that he could not recover from the illness.
However, although the head of the state did not like the Tang Dynasty, since he married other people's daughters, even if they were snatched from him at the beginning, the treatment should not be less, because this is a requirement of etiquette and law.
So Li Xuan made him a viscount, neither high nor low, and the treatment in other aspects was not bad, well, except for the official position!
But recently, he heard that his father-in-law was dishonest and was trying to get back into office!
Li Xuan was naturally wary of his relatives. This was not because he was afraid that they would seize power, but because he was afraid that they would affect the future battle for the crown prince.
Therefore, Li Xuan's attitude towards his foreign relatives is very subtle. On the one hand, he also reuses some of his foreign relatives to balance the foreign ministers. For example, Bai Yunqi, the uncle of the country, and Bai Linyi, the distant nephew of Empress Dowager Bai, are typical examples.
Bai Yunqi is now the walking minister of the imperial study, while Bai Linyi is the chief of staff of the Guards' Operations Department, both of which can be considered high positions of authority.
But on the other hand, Li Xuan also restricted them. As the fathers and brothers of many concubines in the harem, Li Xuan basically did not reuse them.
To put it bluntly, although Li Xuan used relatives, he only used Empress Dowager Bai's natal children. But for the natal families of the Dong family and other concubines, Li Xuan's attitude was to use them if they could.
Otherwise, if the father and brother of one of the concubines become more powerful, they will definitely have a negative impact on the prince in the future.
But recently, Dong's father, who has always been "claiming to be sick", has been active up and down recently. He even gave him a few tips, and didn't say anything big, just to brush up on his presence.
At the same time, Li Xuan also heard that Dong's mother had been frequently visiting the palace with her Dong family members, nominally to visit Empress Dong. However, at this time, anyone with a little political sensitivity could guess that the Dong family was
We plan to fight in a roundabout way.
Dong Yunyun is also a smart person. When she heard Li Xuan suddenly mention her father, and then thought about how her mother and sister-in-law had often been in and out of the palace to see her recently, she guessed a little bit.
He immediately said: "Father, that's an old problem, and I guess it won't get better in a while!"
After hearing this, Li Xuan immediately said: "Well, I will give you some ginseng medicinal materials later, and let the imperial doctor take a look at it, so that my father-in-law can take a good rest!"
Dong Yunyun said: "I take the place of my father, thank you for your grace!"
"You and I, husband and wife, are one and the same. Why are you being so polite?" Li Xuan chuckled.
The next day, Dong's mother came to the palace again, but Empress Dong said she was not feeling well and disappeared. In addition, she was rewarded with some gold and silver treasures and medicinal materials, and sent a message to Dong's father to take a good rest.
That day, several men from the Dong family sat together in the Dong family's residence, all of them frowning!
We are all smart people, so we naturally know what the phrase "take a good rest" means. To put it simply and straightforwardly, it means to stay well and don't bother!
And you don’t need to guess to know that this must be His Majesty’s intention.
Dong Yunyun is just a messenger!
"Oh, this is all we can do for a while. Don't go out in the past few days, just stay well!" said Mr. Dong above.
A young man in the narration said: "Why is Third Sister like this? Didn't you give His Majesty some advice?"
"Don't talk nonsense, that's the queen!"
"What else can I do to persuade you? Don't you know that His Majesty is a person who speaks the truth? How can a mere woman interfere with His Majesty's decision? We were just hoping that His Majesty would show some mercy.
That’s all.”
"Moreover, if in order to serve as an official, I let my mother-in-law anger His Majesty, it would be more than worth the loss. That's all. Now, except for the Bai family, the rest of the group of relatives are the same as our Dong family. Don't worry, wait a few years before we talk!"
Nowadays, for the Dong family, the most important thing is not being an official, but the status of Queen Dong Yunyun and the issue of the prince.
With the status of Queen Dong Yunyun, it is naturally impossible for any surprises to happen. She is the queen Li Xuanming is marrying, and she has shared weal and woe and walked out of Huangzhu Mountain together. Unless there is a serious conspiracy, otherwise, Dong Yunyun's
The queen's throne is made of iron. Even if Li Xuan hates her, he cannot easily dethrone her.
As long as Dong Yunyun's status is preserved and there is one prince left in the future, then this prince will be the legitimate prince, the legitimate heir to the throne, the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, and the future emperor.
And this is what the Dong family values most!
The situation of the Dong family is only one aspect of the many relatives of the Tang Dynasty. Although being an official is also important, they hope that their daughter's position in the palace can be stabilized, and then they can give birth to a prince, and then compete for the position of crown prince.
Although the Tang Dynasty has not yet completely unified China, everyone can see that it is very possible to unify China. Once unified, the Tang Dynasty will be another orthodox central dynasty, with a political status equal to that of the Ming Dynasty.
, Song, Sui, Pre-Tang, Han and other Han orthodox central dynasties are equivalent.
Therefore, although many people do not understand or even oppose various policies of the Tang Dynasty, this does not prevent them from trying to compete for power and profit in this new dynasty.
The most typical among them are the scholars. Nowadays, the various new books published by the Royal Publishing House of the Ministry of Rites of the Tang Dynasty are very easy to sell. Many scholars began to study these new books and then apply for the Imperial Examination of the Tang Dynasty.
The Tang Dynasty also reciprocated the favor. The imperial examination was held every year, and more and more people were admitted every year. As long as you were willing to learn new subjects and learned how to take the imperial examination and become an official, you would be safe.
After the gradual reform of the imperial examination in previous periods, Li Xuan continued to carry out in-depth reforms to adapt to future development.
The imperial examination and education have always been complementary to each other, and Li Xuan's reform of education has gradually deepened.
After this year's joint examination, that is, in May, the Tang Dynasty carried out a series of formal reforms in the government-run education system, and clearly defined the government-run education system, which was divided into four stages: primary school, middle school, preparatory school, and university!
Among them, primary school has a six-year system, middle school has a three-year system, preparatory school has a three-year system, and university has a four-year or three-year system.
These systems are the modern academic systems that Li Xuan has always wanted to implement. Although there are subtle differences in the modern academic systems from country to country, they basically cannot break away from this big framework. And it is naturally proved that it can be accepted by all countries in modern society.
its superiority.
In terms of specific disciplines, following the example of the Young Military Camp, the previous juvenile colleges, colleges of higher learning, etc., various new disciplines such as Chinese, arithmetic, physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine were established.
Of course, at the primary school level, education focuses on Chinese language and arithmetic, and the rest is about exposure to some common sense. Physics, chemistry, etc. are only started at the middle school level.
At the same time, you can still take the exam in advance to upgrade.
However, free tuition has been officially abolished. Elementary schools adopt low fees, but starting from middle school, normal fees are adopted.
In order to implement the new education system, all the previous juvenile colleges and colleges were changed into primary schools, middle schools, and preparatory courses.
At the same time, efforts are being made to build new primary schools and middle schools.
Nowadays, government-run schools in various places have gradually taken shape. I dare not say that in every county, but in every prefecture and state, there are at least multiple primary schools. Each prefecture is guaranteed to have one middle school. At the same time, every province is preparing to open at least one.
Preparatory school (high school).
At the same time, various private private schools are encouraged to transform. After application, you can obtain the corresponding elementary, middle school, preparatory, and university qualifications, and private gentry are strongly encouraged to donate funds to build private schools.
The minimum goal Li Xuan set for the Ministry of Rites is that every county must have a government-run primary school, and every prefecture or province must have a middle school. The preparatory school is based on each
The specific conditions of each province vary.
For example, in the sparsely populated Guizhou, one preparatory school is enough, but in Jiangnan, ten preparatory schools are not enough.
Recently, Li Xuan is planning to open a university after the Imperial College and the Royal Institute of Technology. This will be a brand new comprehensive university that will exclusively recruit students who have graduated from preparatory schools in various provinces.
Because with the establishment of the academic system, the number of primary schools, middle schools, and preparatory schools will increase rapidly, and the number of graduates every year will also gradually increase. Although they can be admitted to the Imperial College or the Royal Institute of Technology, the number of admissions is limited, and a large number of preparatory graduates
Students must have a channel to continue their studies.
When Li Xuan made a request to the Ministry of Rites, the officials of the Ministry of Rites acted quickly. Within a few days, they came up with a plan for building a new university for Li Xuan. After seeing this plan, Li Xuan was
Some people find it hard to laugh or cry. These officials of the Ministry of Rites are really lazy. They actually learned from the army's military expansion plan and planned to divide the Imperial College into two, and then complete the subjects of each. In a sudden change, they turned one university into two.